Fun on foreign roads: These countries let you drive using Indian driving licence
Self-drive holidays in foreign countries has become the latest trend among Indian tourists. Here is a guide for you.
Indian travellers are now spending more and more leisure trips. Once identified as budget seekers, Indian tourists are now actively looking for more holistic travel experiences. They do not want to miss any chance to enjoy the scenic beauty of the country they are visiting.
This includes driving on some of the best roads in the world on which road trips are one of must haves. On foreign trips, most of the tourists end up using public transport to commute. But some people are looking for another experience - self-driving.
Self-drive holidays in foreign countries has become the latest trend among Indian tourists. But how an Indian, who does not possess an American driving license can drive in the US? Wouldn't that be illegal? How do you get a driving licence in the US When you are there for 15 days?
Well, you do not need a US driving license to drive on Blue Ridge Parkway, the 469-mile drive that connects Shenandoah National Park in Virginia to the Great Smoky Mountains in North Carolina. Not only the US, there are over half a dozen other countries which allow you to drive on their roads if you have an Indian permit.
With some of the best tourist destinations allowing Indians with desi driving license to drive on their roads, it has become only easier for them to book self-driving trips.
Here's a list of 9 countries where you can drive using your Indian driving licence: